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ArticleMicroRNA (Shariqah, United Arab Emirates)2025

Key LncRNAs Associated with Distant Metastasis in Breast Cancer: A System Biology Analysis.

Shakila Mohammadi, Mina Dehghani-Samani, Khatereh Firouzi-Farsani, Mohsen Dibaj, Shahrzad Zhaeentan

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Shakila MohammadiMSC student, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Mina Dehghani-SamaniDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Khatereh Firouzi-FarsaniDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Mohsen DibajDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Shahrzad ZhaeentanDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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introductionBreast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer among women globally. Metastasis is the leading cause of mortality in most cancers. Early BC detection before metastasis can enhance survival rates. Understanding BC metastasis mechanisms could aid in developing metastasis-specific treatments.

methodThe role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) in cancer progression is recognized, yet the importance of specific lncRNAs in BC, despite potential alterations, remains inadequately explored. We utilized bioinformatics tools to identify novel lncRNAs dysregulated in metastasis. To achieve this objective, the gene expression profile of GSE102484, encompassing metastatic and non-metastatic BC tissue samples, was analyzed using the limma package in R with cut-off criteria set at an adjusted p-value < 0.005 and |fold change (FC)| ≥ 0.5. We used WGCNA analysis to find co-expression genes for lncRNAs. Then, we identified hub genes and performed pathway enrichment to better understand the results. Considering the defined criteria, eight novels of dysregulated lncRNAs and top 10 miRNAs were identified.

resultDysregulated lncRNAs are found in yellow, green, brown, purple, and turquoise co-expression modules from WGCNA analysis. Enrichment analysis of these co-expressed modules revealed relevant pathways to metastasis, such as epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and integrin cell-surface interactions, as well as regulation of HIF1-alpha. In addition, SDPR, TGFB1I1, ILF3, KIF4A, and COL5A1 were identified as hub genes. Based on DElncRNA-miRNADEmRNA connections and co-expression, we ultimately constructed lncRNA-associated ceRNA axes.

conclusionThe current study may identify novel lncRNAs implicated in BC metastasis; still, additional research is required to determine the potential functions of these lncRNAs in BC metastasis.

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Breast NeoplasmsRNA, Long NoncodingBiomarkers, TumorComputational BiologyFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMicroRNAsNeoplasm MetastasisBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingbioinformaticsBreast cancerhub gene.lncRNAmetastasisWGCNA

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